# N2973X: Cessna 177, registration cancelled 1970-12-29

- Type: Cancelled registration (FAA registry, deregistered aircraft)
- Cancelled: December 29, 1970
- Status when cancelled: Valid registration
- Airframe: [Cessna 177](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (registry code 2073704)
- Data sheets: [TCDS A13CE](https://openairdocs.org/tcds/A13CE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Serial number: 17700373
- Type of aircraft: Fixed wing single engine
- Certificate issued: June 4, 1969
- Mode S code: A31252
- Owner when cancelled: [Santa Barabara Aviation Inc](https://openairdocs.org/faa-owner/SANTA%20BARABARA%20AVIATION%20INC)
- Location: [Goleta, CA](https://openairdocs.org/faa-place/CA/Goleta)
- Owner type: Corporation
- The mark today: https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973X
- FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=2973X
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2973X-1970-12-29

From the FAA registry file of November 4, 2026, cancelled registrations. Owners' street addresses are left out. The Mode S code belongs to the N-number, not the airframe.

ADs and bulletins for the Cessna 177: https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177.md

## NTSB investigations (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX70FUQ07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70FUQ07), Feb 5, 1970: Cessna 177 (N2973X), Goleta, CA, destroyed

## Other aircraft with N2973X

- [Registered now](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2973X): Piper PA-28-161, S/N 28-8016011, built 1979

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